So yesterday started like anyone day. However I was about to embark on a little bit of self experimentation. I have been very happy with my keto results. I have gone down from 190 pounds to 169 since sometime early Feb. My skeletal muscle has been maintained and I feel awesome. I have been pretty strict with only carbs being typically around 10-20g.
I figured I wanted to try to put on a bit more muscle so before my Sunday morning training I decided I would do the following.
- Try a modest carb up of 2 medium red potato cooked in olive oil and covered with cheddar
- supplement pre workout with l-glutamine
- post work supplement with full bcaa (picked up on the store on the way home)
My work out was this
- super slow lat pull downs, chest press, shoulder press, rows
- 3 400 meter splits at 10 mile/hour with walk slow job 400s in between for 1.5 mi.
Got home and felt great vacuumed, cleaned, played with kids. During the afternoon we went to a family members house for a late easter gathering. I decided I was going to have a 2.6 carb michelob ultra which went down smooth over 40 minutes. Uncle brought some Bourbon and poured me a finger. Around this time I didnt start to feel right foggy thinking and feeling a little flush. I couldnt finish the bourbon and snuck to the bathroom and dumped it out. There were a few moments where I was so foggy I felt drunk, became more flushed like my face was burning then got some chills. I was super fatigued. Texted my wife in the other room and she offered to head out but I decided it was probably just the carbs and it would pass with fat. So I found the fattiest peices of the ham i could and ate .Only other keto semi-freindly food was chicken and potentially a cucumber salad with what appeared to be oil dressing. That made up my plate and I went back for single peices of fatty ham a few times. I found my self on the couch watching tv and feel asleep. Woke up around time to go felt like I had a fever and had to have wife drive home.
Maybe I was just coming down with something but I felt like I had a horrible hangover too. Very lethargic didnt want to speak or move.
After 45 min drive home I was marginally better to the point I was able to help put the kids down but my headache worsened and fatigue increased. I popped two Exedrin. During the night I could not get warm. Though never had a fever. Literally felt like I was sleeping in the elements. Also I began to get pain in toes but being so fatigued and exhausted I just shut it out.
Woke up exhausted and hungover again with continued pain in my toes. Called into work told them it aint happening. Only thing I could think about was sleep and water. Took the kids to school and here I sit in bed feeling about 50% better but no where close to keto strength.
End result. I think I may have given myself gout and carb flu.
